Harold Larwood
Harold Larwood
Born: 14 November 1904, Nuncargate, Nottinghamshire
Died: 22 July 1995, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Major Teams: Nottinghamshire, Europeans (India), England.
Known As: Harold Larwood
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Test Debut: England v Australia at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1926
Last Test: England v Australia at Sydney, 5th Test, 1932/33
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1927
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 21 28 3 485 98 19.40 0 2 15 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 828.1 167 2212 78 28.35 6-32 4 1 63.7 2.67
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1924 - 1938)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 361 438 72 7289 102* 19.91 3 23 234 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 57968 2100 24994 1427 17.51 9-41 98 20 40.6 2.58
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Harold Larwood was a bowler of great speed combined with considerable control. This made him a force to be reckoned with in the years between 1926 and 1933. Although not a large man, his superb action allowed him to bowl in excess of 90 mph, and also provided some movement through the air. The 1932 tour of Australia was notorious for the tactics employed by England under the captaincy of Jardine, who instructed his faster bowlers to aim at the batsman, not the wicket. This was a terrifying prospect when Larwood was bowling. The political repercussions of the tour resulted in Larwood never being picked for England again (after refusing to apologise), and occasional oversight of how effective Larwood was when bowling conventionally.
He was a hard hitting and successful batsman, making 98 against Australia in the final test in 1933.
David Frith (in "The Fast Men", Corgi Books, 1977) describes his action as follows: " The run up was smooth and silent, the leap composed and balanced, long left arm high, the lunge of the front foot giving maximum pull. "
He was timed at 96 mph, but may well have been faster. Numerous batsmen suggest that he was the fastest of his time, and possibly the fastest high class bowler ever.
(David and John Liverman, Jan 1998)
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 13:58:17 GMT
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